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Should I ship a Time Management Tactical RPG?
Tactical RPG + Time Management
Of 25 developers who shipped a Time Management Tactical RPG in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 30 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 5 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.2k, ×1.9 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $390; 1 in 20 cleared $120k, ×206 the market median. Revenue is up 190% on the market; 30 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $390 (exactly $390) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.2k (exactly $1,198) |
| Top 25% | $8.8k (exactly $8,807) |
| Top 5% | $129k (exactly $129,132) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 25 |
| Released games | 56 |
| Announced | 30 |
| Effort | 5 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $8.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 190% on the market, supply 10% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 18%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Tactical RPG
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
- Time Management
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
- Systems
- Tactical RPG, Time Management; 9 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Strategy, Strategy RPG
- Price point
- $8.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 7 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $8.99.
The top 10 games average 88% positive over 1,049 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $390. 8 in 10 of the 13 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 30 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Tactical RPG with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Mystery DungeonFair
- + Space SimFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + 2D PlatformerFair
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerPoor odds
- + Colony SimPoor odds
- + SandboxPoor odds
- + Turn-BasedPoor odds
- + RobotsPoor odds
- + RomancePoor odds
- + WarPoor odds
Comparable games
Punch Club 2: Fast Forward 2023 · $2.3M 
One Military Camp 2023 · $513k 
For the People 2020 · $372k 
This Grand Life 2 2025 · $166k 
Requiem of Reuinis 2026 · $129k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Punch Club 2: Fast Forward | older | $19.99 | 3,808 81% | 114k | $2.3M (exactly $2,283,658) | Lazy Bear Games |
| | One Military Camp | older | $24.99 | 684 75% | 21k | $513k (exactly $512,795) | Abylight Barcelona |
| | For the People | older | $16.99 | 729 73% | 22k | $372k (exactly $371,571) | Brezg Studio |
| | This Grand Life 2 | $17.99 | 307 88% | 9.2k | $166k (exactly $165,688) | Poking Water Games | |
| | Requiem of Reuinis | $11.99 | 359 91% | 11k | $129k (exactly $129,132) | Zaxiquej, Otogen Studio | |
 | Siege of Dungeon | older | $12.99 | 257 82% | 7.7k | $100k (exactly $100,153) | Binary Tree Studio |
 | Together in Battle | $19.99 | 134 90% | 4.0k | $80k (exactly $80,360) | Sinister Design | |
 | LABYRINTHOS: The Depths Want You | $24.99 | 57 84% | 1.7k | $43k (exactly $42,733) | Astronauts | |
 | 江湖百异图 | older | $13.99 | 61 55% | 1.8k | $26k (exactly $25,602) | 恒睿游戏 |
 | Social Justice Warriors | older | $7.99 | 100 50% | 3.0k | $24k (exactly $23,970) | Nonadecimal Creative |
 | Next Run | $9.99 | 66 75% | 2.0k | $20k (exactly $19,780) | Clarus Victoria | |
 | Legacy of Sin: Ill-Boding | $12.99 | 23 69% | 690 | $9.0k (exactly $8,963) | Absolute Power Game Studio | |
 | Punch to Glory | $6.99 | 42 92% | 1.3k | $8.8k (exactly $8,807) | Musa GUNGOR | |
 | Graphite | $8.99 | 25 100% | 750 | $6.7k (exactly $6,742) | RipRed | |
 | Nuice Industries | · EA | $7.99 | 25 96% | 750 | $6.0k (exactly $5,992) | CastleWind |
 | Drag'N Dungeon | $9.99 | 11 90% | 330 | $3.3k (exactly $3,297) | Demon Girl |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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